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making news this morning -- a political shocker. >> months after anthony weiner's resignation from congress, a new embarrassment overnight. a republican wins his seat. that seat held by democrats for generations. are the president's policies the reason for the win? also, assault on kabul. a bloody standoff within sight of the u u. embassy finally ends hours ago. are afghan forces still too weak? and more tropical trouble for the east coast. keeping an eye on maria this wednesday morning. good morning, everyone. i'm tanya rivero. >> and i'm rob nelson.
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new york this morning, with a i political stunner, sending shoho waves now across the country. >> the congressional seat vacated by anthony weiner after his sex scandal has gone from blue to red. scott goldberg joins us from washington with all the details. good morning, scott. >> reporter: good morning tanya and roro this is the first time since 1923 a republican has won this congressional seat in new york city. and that fact has republicans thrilled, as they look ahead to 2012. retired cable tv executive, bob turner, spoke to his supporters in queens. and republican ears perked up across the country. >> we've been asked by the people of this district, to send a message to washington. and i hope they hear it loud and clear. >> reporter: the political newcomer pulled off an upset, beating prominent democrat, david weprin, in the congressional district, once held by anthony weiner. weiner steps down in june, after
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admitting he sent scandalous text messages. but the replacing him, led into a referendum on president obama. turner, who is catholic, pulled heavy support from the population of orthodox jews. social conservatives aren't happy that weprin voted in favor of same-sex marriage. they're also not impressed with president obama's handling of the middle east peace process. but nationally republicans are already calling this a rebuke of the president's plan to create jobs. >> even in blue parts of this country, president obama's a liability. they don't feel very good about what's happening in washington. they don't like the statutuquo. and the status quo right now is president obama. >> reporter: democrats will say that this district is too unique to be considered a bellwether. but republican congressman, pete sessions, who is in charge of electing other republicans to congress, says president obama
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is now a liability for other democrats running in 2012. rob and tanya? >> see how this plays out throughout the day. big news politically. thanks, scott goldberg, live for us this morning. another political note to pass on, with the president heading to north carolina to promote his jobs plan, a new poll show a majority of americans, 51%, do not believe it will help lower the nation's unemployment rate. also, the bloomberg poll puts the president's job approval rating at 45%. that's the lowest of his presidency. a bloody two-day assault in afghanistan is finally over this morning. all of the assailants have been killed and the area is safe. the attack, the longest ever in kabul, is raising questions about afghan security forces. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades fortified buildings in kabul. >> hey, you got muzzle flash from that brown construction
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building. >> reporter: insurgents took the urban high ground, a 14-story office building under construction, shooting down on the u.s. and nato military compound and the u.s. embassy 300 yards below. embassy employees scrambled for cover. a rocket or grenade slamming into their compound. >> rpg. get down. >> reporter: u.s. and nato forces returned fire, pummelling insurgents, keeping the compound and embassy secure. the fire fight lasted for five hours. in the end, at least seven afghans were killed and dozens wounded. despite all of america's recent hopes for progress in thisisar, the taliban proved today it still has the ability to mount a major attack in the heart of afghanistan's capital. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. families of those two american hikers held in iran say they are overjoyed the men may
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soon be home. bail arrangements for shane bauer and josh fattal are being worked out behind the scenes since the u.s. has no diplomatic relationship with iran. it appears the release is timed to coincide with ahmadinejad's visit to the u.n. next week. small children will no longer be subjected to invasive searches at the airport. the homeland security department is actually rolling out a new policy after a public outcry where videos like this one, showing a 6-year-old girl getting -- a 6-year-old child getting a full pat-down. kids under 12 will no longer be required to remove their shoes, either. there may be some exceptions in all this. instead of pat-downs, children will be sent through medal detectors and imaging machines instead. federal officials are following another deadly food contamination outbreak. this one linked to cantaloupe grown in southern colorado. so far, five people have died from listeria infection, believed to have come from the melons. they're grown in the rocky ford
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region of colorado, 130 miles south of denver. more weather news this morning. tropical storm maria is inching closer to bermuda this morning, with winds of 50 miles per hour. maria is expected to bring gusty winds and heavy rain, as it brushes by the island tomorrow night. the storm will not pose a threat to the u.s. good news. >> good news. welcome. now, for this morning's weather, from around the nation. thunderstorms, from pittsburgh and cincinnati, down to louisville, memphis, st. louis and little rock. morning freeze watches and warnings from the dakotas to wisconsin. showers and thunderstorms in the rockies, vegas, l.a., and the sierra range. another scorcher in the south. >> just shy of 100 degrees in dallas. 70 in kansas city. and a cool 56 in minneapolis. 80s, meanwhile, from boston to baltimore. and 90s down to new orleans. phoenix climbs to 91. sacramento, 86. salt lake city, 76. there is a new mogul in hollywood. and he sometimim wears a dress. we have the highest paid people
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in entertainment. and you've probably seen this video by now. gumby's life on the lam. well, it's come to an end. and a question of force. the verdict is in whether this police officer went too far.
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welcome back, everybody. asian stocks are down today, over worries about the european financial crisis. tokyo's nikkei average fell 98 points today. hong kong's hang s sg was off about 230.
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in london, the ftse opened higher. and on wall street, the dow picked up 45 points yesterday. the nasdaq index rose 37. airline flights are full. and the airlines are hoping to keep it that way. more than 86% of the seats were filled this summer. and the major carriers say they will keep exercising some pretty tight control over capacity. that means if you're flight is canceled, it will be hard to get another one. and you better book now for the upcoming holidays. walmart, today, launcheses a campaign to help women. it will double the money it spends on helping women to $20 billion over the next five years. and offer training to women both here and overseas. the world's largest retailer will push its major supplier to hire more women and minorities. most of walmart's customers and sales clerk are female. and it recently escaped a class-action lawsuit. target wasn't prepared for how popular its new missoni for
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target line would be. demand for the italian luxury designer's lower-priced clothing and housewares w w so heavy, the chain's website kept crashing. and its racks were empty. >> i missed out on that one. in other news this morning, the apple computer juggernaut keeps on rolling. the company is now sitting on a pile of cash, a big pile. $76 billion right now. and maybe almost $100 billion by the end of the year the that has wall street buzzing about what apple might do with all f of that cash. you may be surprised who the highest paid man is in entertainment. "forbes" magazine says it is tyler perry. not only to his acting, but writing, producing and directing. he made over $130 million last year. more than jerry bruckheimer and steven spielberg.
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>> madia is rich. >> indeed. next on this wednesday morning, a medical miracle. dead for 15 minutes. and now, telling his story. plus, a remarkable rescue of an autistic boy, lost in the woods for a day and a half. and overnight, a new milestone for the new york yankees. i love this time of year but my nose doesn't. it gets stuffed up and that means i stay up all night.
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indianapolis. i-75, from cincinnati to knoxville. and i-40, from nashville to oklahoma city. flooding on i-15, from l.a. to salt lake city. and i-10, 25 and 40 across the southwest. >> and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in memphis, denver, salt lake city, las vegas and phoenix. in other news this morning, an 8-year-old autistic boy has been found alive and well after running away from his school and spending more than 24 hours lost in the san bernadino mountains. >> he doesn't respond well to strangers. so, searchers had to play recordings of his father's voice and favorite music. rescuers say he immediately thanked them. >> we're in shock. he said thank you. >> he doesn't talk a whole lot. >> and then, he knew what to say. >> and we're so thankful and grateful for all the heroes behind us. >> joshua was air-lifted to the
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hospital, suffering from dehydration. but he's otherwise just fine. also, cadaver dogs and police on atvs have searched a remote area in utah for a mom that's been missing for two years. susan powell was last seen in december 2009, after attending church services with her two, young son. police say her husband is a person of interest in the case. but he's never beenn arrested o charged. and questions about the use of unnecessary force is swirling around the orlando police department this morning. it's over this incident from back in february, when an officer is seen throwing a woman to a ground. police say she refused orders to calm down, as her boyfriend was in a fight. the woman suffered some broken teeth. she is now suing the orlando police. the officer is not facing charges. and gary giordano who is being held for the disappearance of a american woman in aruba is getting high-profile legal help. casey anthony's attorney has been hired to help in the
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defense. as an american, baez can act in an advisory role. you may recall last week, we show yod uh somebody dressed up as gumby tried to hold up a convenient store in san diego. the clerk thought it was a joke. and gumby left with nothing. the guy in the suit and an accomplice, both 19 years old, have turned themselves in. and they also surrendered the gumby suit as evidence. >> it won't be a halloween costume this year. we're learning about a medical miracle that took place last month at a memphis hospital. doctors were able to separate twins that were joined at the pelvis and lower spine. this is an mri of the infants before the successful surgery. we'll look at what the twins look like now at a news conference later today in memphis. another miracle, this one from texas. ali askari is one of the rare people that survived a sudden
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cardiac arrest. he was literally dead for 15 minutes. a couple of doctors who happened to be on his team tried to bring him back. finally, a defibrillator was brought to the field. >> i hear nothing happened. that's what they tell me. nothing happened. and they waited a little bit more. stick in the t.e.n.s., boom. i came back. >> askari is expected to fully cover. he was given a signed game ball to remember his brush with death. >> lucky guy. now, some sports news and a bit of baseball history this morning. we get the highlights, now, from espn news. >> good morning. cole wright here with your espn news update. and tuesday evening, yankees closer, mariano rivera on the doorstep of history. let's check it out. pinstripes on the road in seattle. taking on the mariners. robinson cano. what do you know? i know that's not coming back. his 26th of the year.
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yankees, they take a 1-0 lead. bottom of the ninth, looking for save number 600. willie y mo pena. he's at the dish first. and kyle seger, same song. ichiro gets to second. martin said not on my watch. game, set tch. mo gets his 600th save. rivera, now trailing trevor hoffman by one career save. move to boston. blue jays taking on the red sox. tim wakefield, in search of career win 200. but jose bautista says, you have to wait a little bit. hold on. dustin pedroia in the bottom of the sixth. three-run poke. he's like an altoid, curiously strong. red sox win this big-time. 18-6. let's move this party to baltimore. rays taking on the orioles. 1-0, orioles lead.
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evan longoria with a man on. that one, not coming back. hit that farther than they built the fence. just like that, it's a 2-1 rays ball game. but matt says, anything you can do, i can do better. that one also gone. the orioles come away with a 4-2 "w" at camden yards. for the latest on the sports scene, tune into "the highlight express." up next, michael jackson levitt his financial state in disarray. now, his kids are set to receive a huge windfall. and later, good samaritans risk their lives to help a man pinned under a burning car. >> incredible video. [ footsteps approach ]
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in iran. the families of shane bauer and josh fattal, are overjoyed by reports that the men may soon be coming home. a house hearing is being held today to find out what went wrong with solyndra. that's the bankrupt solar panel company. solyndra went broke after getting a $1 billion government loan and help from the presidenen administration officials will be among those questioned. consumer advocate, elizabeth warren, announced today she will enter the democratic primary in massachusetts. warren is hoping to challenge scott brown for the u.s. senate seat once held by ted kennedy. michael jackson's mother is looking for a new home, after putting the family compound up for sale. the singer's estate made a preliminary payment of $30 million to his mom, katherine, his three kids, as well as a few charities. since his death, jackson's estate has generated more than $300 million. and coming up later on "good morning america," caroline kennedy gives her first live
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and finally for you this morning, superhumans, putting their own lives on the line to
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rescue a total stranger. >> amazing story here. bystanders who witnessed a fiery crash in utah didn't think twice before joining forces in an amazing way. saving a young biker, who was trapped under a burning car. more, now, from abc's ryan owens. >> reporter: at first, even the people behind the camera don't realize there's a man trapped under that car. >> there's someone under the vehicle. >> reporter: seconds before, a motorcyclist hit the car, his bike exploded in flames. the young rider, pinned underneath. what the camera caught next would be impossible to believe, if it weren't on tape. >> everybody, one, two, three, go. >> reporter:r:hile those behind the camera root them on, about a dozen good samaritans, including the car's driver, work together, to somehow left the bmw. >> get out. somebody grab him. >> reporter: and drag the injured man to safety. look again how close they get to those flames.
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and what of their strength? these aren't just heroes. they're superheroes. that car weighs 3,800 pounds. that's almost two tons. these construction workers provided some of the muscle. >> i wasn't concerned about the risk at the time. you don't think about the risk. >> reporter: the man they saved, 21-year-old brandon wright, is in the hospital. battered, bruised, and beyond grateful. >> first and foremost, his parent, his siblings and everyone else, are incredibly thankful for these angels who came to his aid yesterday. watching the video, it gives us chills. and they are heroes. and they saved his life. and they risked their lives doing it. >> reporter: a young man who owes his life, quite literally, to the kindness of strangers. ryan owens, abc news. >> incredible, isn't it? >> kindness of strangers, indeed. wow. later on "good morning america" today, we'll talk live to some of those construction rkers who dropped their tools and ran to that man's re.

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